Students Brief Military on Disruptive Technology for National Security

At the beginning of May, a group of Ph.D. students from across Georgia Tech, all part of the Sam Nunn Security Program (SNSP), travelled together to Tampa to brief United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) senior leadership on disruptive & game-changing technologies for national defense.

Prof. Lawrence Rubin's The Brookings Institution 2014 report “The Islamic movement in Israel” was recently cited in a The Times of Israel article on the death of the Movement’s founder, Sheikh Abdullah Nimr Darwish.

Learn more about Prof. Rubin's research interests and recent publications here.

The Southeast Asia Study Abroad Program Kicked off Week 2 in Thailand

Week two of Dr. Katja Weber's 7-week Southeast Asia Study Abroad Program kicked off in Thailand, where students visited on of the magnificent temples in Ayutthaya, produced candy from sugar cane, stood on a bridge over the River Kwai and tested local transportation. Over the course of these 7 weeks, students will explore the nontraditional security challenges in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore.

While in Bangkok, the Southeast Asia Study Abroad Program visited the Asia Centre to discuss human rights issues in the region. Read the write-up here.

Big CETS Presence at the European Union Studies Association Conference in Miami

The European Union Studies Association (EUSA) held its 15th biennial conference in Miami, 4-6 May 2017. Alasdair Young chaired the conference and Center for European and Transatlantic Studies
was a sponsor. Vicki Birchfield, Scott Brown and Katja Weber
all presented papers on their research. Alasdair Young participated in two plenary roundtables: one on the implications of Brexit for the EU and one on transatlantic relations under the Trump administration. The conference program and the papers can be accessed here.

Students Spend Their Summer in the EU

On May 15th, students arrived at the Georgia Tech Lorraine campus in Metz, France to join Dr. Vicki Birchfield on a 10-week EU study abroad. Students will be studying the history, institutions and current politics and policies of the EU, the role of the EU as a global actor and the diplomatic, economic and security dimensions of the EU-US relationship. They will have 3-day weekends and travel to The Hague, Brussels, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. Upon completion of the program, they will gain a European Affairs Certificate.

Rubin and Palkki Present Their Research at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

On May 10th, Prof. Lawrence Rubin and Dr. David Palkki presented their research comparing Iraqi and Syrian chemical weapons use at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) headquarters located at Ft. Belvoir. Audiences around the world participated remotely. Later that day, Rubin and Palkki discussed their research with fellows from the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the National Defense University, Ft. McNair.

This research project was funded by DTRA’s Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts For Countering WMD.

On May 3 Alasdair Young, Nunn School Professor, Jean Monnet Chair, and Co-director of the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies
participated in a Virtual Briefing on Transatlantic Relations after the First 100 Days. The Virtual Briefing was organized by the Jean Monnet European Union Centers of Excellence at the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh and Miami-Florida Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence at Florida International University, together with the European Union Studies Association. The other panelist were:

Kathleen McInnis, International Security Analyst, Congressional Research Service
Michael H. Smith, Professor in European Politics, University of Warwick

The discussion was moderated by Markus Thiel, Associate Professor and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence, Florida International University.

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